Posting Date: July 28, 2026 at 8:38 am
Position Location: Little Rock, AR
Position Type: Full-Time Veterinarian
The Arkansas Department of Agriculture is looking for a Deputy State Veterinarian to assist with regulatory oversight, disease surveillance, emergency preparedness, and coordination with federal, state, and industry partners to protect animal health, public health, and the economic viability of Arkansas agriculture.
The Deputy State Veterinarian supports the State Veterinarian in overseeing animal health programs, disease control initiatives, and regulatory enforcement. This role plays a critical part in ensuring animal health, food safety, and agricultural biosecurity through disease surveillance, emergency response coordination, and industry engagement. The Deputy State Veterinarian performs necropsies and histopathological analyses and integrates results from diagnostic laboratory tests. This role is essential to animal health, public health, and food safety.
Preferred Qualifications
-Minimum of three years of professional veterinary experience, including experience in food animal medicine, public veterinary practice, regulatory veterinary medicine, or animal disease control programs
-Experience with state or federal animal health regulatory programs
-Training or experience in veterinary epidemiology or public health
-Experience managing veterinary or animal health programs
-Familiarity with livestock and poultry industries in Arkansas
-Incident command system or emergency response training
Contact if you’re interested in this position!
Apply Online: https://arcareers.arkansas.gov/job/Little-Rock-VETERINARY-SPECIALIST-AR-72205/1405400600/